The last 4 days The Hub, Barbarians, Ludo and I have been visiting my parents in Queensland. Yep, we could finally head north after 2 years of closed borders! It was a fairly last minute decision, and none of us actually thought we’d make it until we were in the car and driving. It’s been…
Articles from January 2022
Australia Day 2022
On Australia Day, we celebrate all the things we love about Australia: our land, sense of a fair go, lifestyle, democracy, the freedoms we enjoy, and particularly our people. I’m proud to be Aussie.
A laugh to start with week (with lamb)
For long time followers of my blog, you know that about this time every year, I bring you the Australia Day lamb advert. This year they are playing on Australia’s borders and covid. It’s nice to be able to be light-hearted about it. For your viewing pleasure, here is the lamb advert for 2022 (some…
The things people steal…
Why would someone steal my “what not to flush” sign from the toilet? I mean, I made the sign to be a little pretty, and a little funny (thanks to borrowing the format from others via Google), but it was just a self-printed and laminated piece of paper blue-tacked to the wall. The toilet at…
Paint & Pinot
On the weekend, I and a group of friends spent a hugely fun afternoon at Paint & Pinot. In the 3 hour session a professional artist takes you through a painting class (we all paint the same thing) – but it is a fun, social event, with a bar (hence the pinot) and food menu.…